Bangladesh vs South Africa (Photo: @ProteasMenCSA/@BCBtigers)
Bangladesh National Cricket Team vs South Africa National Cricket Team Match Scorecard: Bangladesh national cricket team vs South Africa national cricket team The first match of the two-match test series will be played from October 21 (Monday) at the Shere Bangla National Stadium in Dhaka. The first day of the first Test between Bangladesh and South Africa was very difficult for Bangladesh. Bangladesh team won the toss and decided to bat first, but this decision proved to be wrong. The entire team was reduced to just 106 runs. At the end of the first day's play, South Africa were 140/6, giving them a lead of 34 runs. Bangladesh had a very bad start. Opener Shadman Islam was caught by Aiden Markram off the ball of Vian Mulder without opening the account in just 4 balls. After him, Mominul Haq and captain Nazmul Hossain Shanto also soon returned to the pavilion. This failure of Bangladesh's top order was the result of accurate bowling by the South African bowlers. Also read: Bangladesh's first innings was limited to 106 runs, Viaan Mulder, Kagiso Rabada and Keshav Maharaj took three wickets each.
Mahamudul Hasan Joy scored a struggling 30 runs in 97 balls, but the rest of the batsmen could not support him. Experienced batsman Mushfiqur Rahim (11 runs) and wicketkeeper Liton Das (1 run) also could not do anything special. South Africa's bowlers played a major role in destroying Bangladesh's innings. Kagiso Rabada, Viaan Mulder and Keshav Maharaj took three wickets each. Especially Mulder pushed Bangladesh on the backfoot by taking the first three important wickets. Keshav Maharaj also dashed Bangladesh's hopes by dismissing the lower order batsmen.
The beginning of South Africa's innings was also ordinary. Captain Aiden Markram became the victim of Hasan Mahmood after scoring only 6 runs. After this, Tony De Zorzi and Tristan Stubbs made some partnerships, but they too could not last long. De Zorzi scored 30 runs in 72 balls, while Stubbs added 23 runs in 27 balls. South Africa's innings was broken by Taijul Islam from one side. Taijul bowled brilliantly and took 5 wickets for 49 runs in 15 overs. He kept the South African team under pressure by taking wickets at regular intervals. South Africa's other leading batsmen Ryan Rickleton (27 runs) and David Bedingham (11 runs) also became victims of Taijul's bowling.
Scorecard of Bangladesh vs South Africa match
The turning point of the match came when Taijul took two wickets in the same over, taking South Africa's score to 99/5. However, Kyle Verreni and Vian Mulder handled the innings and ended the day without any further losses. Verreni is unbeaten on 18* and Mulder on 17*. Taijul Islam's performance was the most impressive for Bangladesh. He not only took early wickets but also destroyed the middle order. His 5 wickets have kept Bangladesh in the match. After the end of the first day's play, South Africa is on the score of 140/6 and they have a lead of 34 runs. To make a comeback on the second day, Bangladesh will have to all out South Africa as soon as possible and then improve their batting.
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